Stock-waterer.



WILLIAM H. AMORRIS AND STEVE DAVIS, WINSIDE, NEBRASKA.

STOCK-WATEREE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 28, 1908.

Application filed September 10, 1907. Serial No. 392,239.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM H. MORRIS and STEVE DAVIS, 4citizens of theUnited States, residing at Winside, in the county of Wayne, State ofNebraska, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements inStock-VVaterers; and we do ereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the' invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame..

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in stock waterersand it has more particular reference to a stock waterer comprising atrough provided with an automatlc valve and a housing constructed aboutthe trough to prevent thewater from freezing.

The invention aims as a primary object to provide a stock Watererembodying a novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts,the details of which will appear in the course of the followingdescription in which reference is had to the accompanying drawingsforming a part of this speciiication, like characters of referencedesignating similar partsthroughout the several views, wherein z Figure1 is a side elevation of a stock waterer constructed in accordance withthe resent invention, Fig. 2 is a top plan view t ereof, Fig. 3 is acentral vertical longitudinal sectional view thereof, and, Fig. 4 is a-detailed view illustrating the connection between a float comprehendedin the invention and the automatic valve above referred to.

In the accompanying drawings, the numeral 5 designates the housing whichcomprises side walls 6, having extensions 7, an

end wall 8, a vertical mid-wall 9 terminating short of the ground andforming the end wall for the extensions 7 and a to wall 10. The walls 6are formed at their ont ends with registering enlarged o enings 11,which are designed to be closed by doors or panels 12, slidable throughopenings 13 formed in the top wall 10 and having their side edgeportions engaged in confronting vertical grooves 14 and 15 rovided inthe respective walls 8 and 9. T e extensions 7 are likewise providedadjacent their upper edges with o posed horizontal grooves 16 to receivet e side edge ortions of a displaceable top section 17. Said. extensionsare also connected by a horizontal cross brace 18.

The housing 5, constructed as above described is employed in conjunctionwith a trough 19 of rectangular boxlike form and including a transversemid-wall 20 dividing said trough into a float chamber 21 and a drinkingchamber 22, the wall 2() being formed adjacent the floor of the troughwith a plurality of apertures 23 affording communication between thechambers 21 and 22.

Thev chamber 22 is located between the walls 6 and access is had theretoby animals through openings 11 when the doors or panels 12 are removed.It is to be noted that the wall 9 has an extension 24 of reduced widthwhich fits between the side walls of the trough 19 and has a shoulder 25bearing upon the upper face of the Wall 20.

Projecting through the rear end wall of the trough 19 is a pipe 26connected by a vunion 27 with a pipe 28 leading from a tank or othersuitable source of water supply. The end of the pi e 26 is constructedas a seat for a valve 29 aving a rubber facing 30 and carried upon theend of a stem 31 which projects through the pipe 19 and into the chamber2,1. The stem 31 has an angular end portion -32 which is engaged throughthe eye 33 of an eye-bolt 34 depending from a iioat 35, the angular endportion 32 carrying a nut 36 to revent disassemblage of the parts. rI heoat 35 has an extension 37 which is formed to surround a rod 38 mountedtransversely between the side walls of the trough at the rear end of thechamber 21, the rod 38 thus serving as a pivotal mounting for saidfloat. The chamber 21 is closed by a lid 39 hinged as at 40 to the rearend wall of the trough.

It will be apparent that when the water in the trough attains a properlevel, the float 35 will be raised on its pivot and will operate toclose the valve 29 upon its seat to shut off the sup ly of water andthat when the water falls be ow the determined level, the float will belowered to'move the valve 29 from its seat.

The housing 10 may have its walls of any suitable construction to resistlow temperature, all joints and seams being preferably packed. The spaceinclosed by the walls 6, 8, 9 and 10 serves as a dead air chamber toprevent the water in the chamber 22 from freezing.

What is claimed, is-

A stock waterer of the class described comprising a casing having frontand rear separated chambers, the front chamber forming a front chamber-to perrnit access thereto, a

Water trough in its lower portion, the rear chamber forming a lloatchamber in its loWer portion, said Water trough and float chamber havingcommunication With each other, vertically sli'dable doors at oppositesides of the the float chamber, and a hinged door vfor said floatchamber.

ln testinionT whereof, We a'l'lix our signai tures, in presence of twoWitnesses.

XILLIAM ll. MORRIS. STEVE DAVlS.

Water supply pipe leading to said lloat chainber, a pivotal lioat in thel'loat chamber, a cut off Valve actuated by the float to control theWater Supply from said supply pipe to litnesses ARTHUR L. TUCKER, W'. E,JENKINS.

